Fluency Bank: A new resource for fluency research and practice
Publication date: June 2018Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders, Volume 56Author(s): Nan Bernstein Ratner, Brian MacWhinney (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - July 11, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Cortical associates of emotional reactivity and regulation in childhood stuttering
ConclusionsFindings provide further empirical support for the notion that emotional processes are associated with childhood stuttering, and that CWS’s inherent temperamental proclivities need to be taken into account when empirically studying or theorizing about this association. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - July 11, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Mood state sub-types in adults who stutter: A prospective study
ConclusionsThis research revealed mood sub-types in adults who stutter, providing direction for the treatment of stuttering. Clarification of how much stuttering influences mood sub-types versus pre-existing mood is required. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - July 11, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Self-stigma and its associations with stress, physical health, and health care satisfaction in adults who stutter
ConclusionBecause adults who stutter with higher levels of self-stigma are at risk for decreased physical health through increased stress, and lower satisfaction with their health care experiences as a result of stuttering, it is important for professionals to assess and manage self-stigma in clients who stutter. Self-stigma has implications for not only psychological well-being, but stress, physical health, and health care satisfaction as well. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - July 11, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Examining implicit and explicit attitudes toward stuttering
ConclusionsThese findings indicate the importance of examining both implicit and explicit attitudes toward stuttering to fully understand the challenges faced by those who stutter. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - July 11, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Speech rate adjustment of adults during conversation
ConclusionResults suggest that speech rate convergence is a non-linear phenomenon, and may be affected by various linguistic as well as communicational factors. From a clinical perspective, the results support the use of the modeling strategy in speech therapy, as a means to facilitate a reduction in clients' speech rate. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - July 11, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Cognitive flexibility in preschool children with and without stuttering disorders
ConclusionsGroup differences in performance suggest that early stuttering may be associated with difficulty shifting attention efficiently and greater concern about errors.Findings are consistent with a growing literature indicating links between weak attentional control and persisting developmental stuttering. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - July 5, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
A case of multiple system atrophy-parkinsonian type with stuttering- and palilalia-like dysfluencies and putaminal atrophy
In conclusion, adult-onset stuttering- and palilalia-like dysfluencies warrant careful examination of the basal ganglia-thalamocortical loop, and especially the putamen, using neuroimaging techniques. Acquired stuttering may be related to deficits in dopaminergic function. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - July 5, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Effect of control samples and listener attributes on speech naturalness ratings of people who stutter
ConclusionBased on this preliminary research, the addition of controls does not appear necessary in evaluating speech naturalness, however the composition of the listener group may affect results. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - July 5, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Use of a phoneme monitoring task to examine lexical access in adults who do and do not stutter
This study investigates the time course of lexicalization of nouns and verbs in adults who stutter. A generalized phoneme monitoring (PM) paradigm was used. Adults who stutter (AWS) and typically-fluent peers both showed an expected effect of word class (verbs yielded slower and less accurate monitoring than nouns), as well as phoneme position (word medial/final phonemes yielded slower and less accurate monitoring than word initial phonemes). However, AWS had considerably more difficulty when targets to be monitored were embedded in the medial position. A negative correlation between speed and accuracy was found in typical...
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - July 5, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Clinical Decision Making in Fluency Disorders 4th ed. W.H. Manning & A. DiLollo Plural Publishing, San Diego, CA 2017 634 Hardcover.
Publication date: Available online 23 May 2018Source: Journal of Fluency DisordersAuthor(s): Laura Johnson (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - July 5, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Clinical Decision Making in Fluency Disorders, 4th ed., W.H. Manning, A. DiLollo. Plural Publishing, San Diego, CA (2017). 634 pp. Hardcover.
Publication date: Available online 26 May 2018Source: Journal of Fluency DisordersAuthor(s): Jill E. Douglass (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - July 5, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Executive function and childhood stuttering: Parent ratings and evidence from a behavioral task
ConclusionCWS have more difficulty with EF in everyday life and may experience early delays in their ability to integrate aspects of attention and EF compared to CWNS. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - July 5, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
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Publication date: June 2018Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders, Volume 56Author(s): (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - July 5, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
The effect of emotion on articulation rate in persistence and recovery of childhood stuttering
ConclusionNegative emotion plays a detrimental role on the speech-motor control processes of children who persist, whereas children who eventually recover seem to exhibit a relatively more stable and mature speech-motor system. This suggests that complex interactions between speech-motor and emotional processes are at play in stuttering recovery and persistency; and articulation rates following negative emotion or during stuttered versus fluent speech might be considered as potential factors to prospectively predict persistence and recovery from stuttering. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - July 5, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
